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Final Friday Workday – Lake in the HIlls

Wilson Conservation Easement 531 Blackhawk Dr., Lake in the Hills, IL

Join Kim for a Final Friday at the Wilson Conservation Easement! The Easement covers 0.69 acres and features a remnant oak woodland. Prior to urban development, the area surrounding the Easement was an oak woodland. The Wilson Easement lies within a vast network of protected land including the Lake in the Hills Fen, the Prairie […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

Join Larry for another restoration adventure at Crowley Oak Woods! Restoration has been occurring on this 80 acre tract since the winter of 2020 and we're making excellent progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We conducted our first prescribed burn here this spring and the ground layer has responded in a really positive way! We'll […]

Lynda Clayton Preserve Workday

Lynda Clayton Preserve 4908 N. Waltshire Ln. (nearest address), McHenry, IL

We hope you can join us at Lynda Clayton, a 13 acre mosaic of sedge meadows, and marshes, with some invasive shrubs mixed in. We hope to be able to burn this site in the future, but first we need to clear a fire break around the property. We'll be making our way around the […]

Thompson Road Preserve Restoration Workday

Thompson Road Farm 9505 Thompson Rd., Bull Valley, IL

Join Bruce Killips at Thompson Road Preserve for a morning of woodland restoration! TLC partnered with Bull Valley to purchase and protect this property as a natural area. It's made up of mostly wet sedge meadow and woodland habitats that are in need of invasive management. The oak woods is roughly 35 acres and heavily […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

Join Larry for another restoration adventure at Crowley Oak Woods! Restoration has been occurring on this 80 acre tract since the winter of 2020 and we're making excellent progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We conducted our first prescribed burn here this spring and the ground layer has responded in a really positive way! We'll […]

Cancelled – Lynda Clayton Workday

Lynda Clayton Preserve 4908 N. Waltshire Ln. (nearest address), McHenry, IL

Cancelled due to the weather We hope you can join us at Lynda Clayton, a 13 acre mosaic of sedge meadows, and marshes, with some invasive shrubs mixed in. We hope to be able to burn this site in the future but first we need to clear a fire break around the property. We'll be […]

Irish Oaks Restoration Workday

Irish Oaks Nature Preserve 19017 Lincoln Rd., Harvard, IL

These workdays are hosted by our extraordinary steward, Margee Pieper, who has been a vital part of the successes at this site. Under her thoughtful leadership, the history and beauty of Irish oaks is finally revealed for everyone to enjoy. Location for this workday is yet to be determined but if it's not too cold […]

Land Access 101

McHenry County College 8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, IL, United States

Illinois FarmLink and the Center for Agrarian Learning are teaming up to offer a FREE Land Access 101 workshop before Common Ground. If you’re a farmer looking to learn more about the basics of land access, we invite you to join us in-person for this morning workshop. Afterward, head to Common Ground (a short 10-minute drive from […]

Common Ground Gathering

Duke's Alehouse and Kitchen 110 N. Main St., Crystal Lake, IL

As the seasons transition, each of us is looking forward to those fall and winter months where we’ll have more time on our hands. If you’re a farmer or landowner, that’s an ideal time to revisit the land or farmer search and start to take steps toward changes you’d like to make. If you’ve been […]

Crowley Oaks Restoration Workday

Crowley Oaks Woods 18725 Crowley Rd., Harvard, IL

Join Larry for another restoration adventure at Crowley Oak Woods! Restoration has been occurring on this 80 acre tract since the winter of 2020 and we're making excellent progress clearing the brush from the highest quality areas of the preserve. We conducted our first prescribed burn here this spring and the ground layer has responded in a really positive way! We'll […]

Cancelled – Donato Woods Restoration Workday

Donato Woods 700 Ridgeland Ave., Woodstock, IL

Cancelled due to the cold weather forecast for tomorrow! Join us for a brush clearing bash at one of Woodstock’s many beautiful natural areas! This is a special little spot in the heart of Woodstock, though few people know about its botanical treasures. This site is looking great but there is still some brush to clear […]

Boloria Meadows Restoration Workday

Boloria Meadows 410 S. Ridge Rd., Bull Valley, IL, United States

This workday meets on the second Saturday of the month. Dennis Dreher is our dedicated steward leading these workdays and has been helping to breathe life back into this incredible site since 2006. Just when we thought we were running out of brush to clear we recently added another 15 acres of beautiful oak woodland […]